| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1985, c. 123, | | §1, is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. A person whose absence is excused under section 5051. | | The parent of an habitual truant who has been denied a | waiver of this paragraph, | | in accordance with section 5051, subsection 2, paragraph | E; or |
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| | | Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 123, | | §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | D. A person who has matriculated and is attending an | accredited, post-secondary | | institution as a full-time student. An exception to | | attendance in public school under this paragraph must be | approved by the commissioner. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read: |
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| | | E.__A person who is absent from a course when the course | | content conflicts with the sincerely held religious | | beliefs and practices of that person or that person's | | parent or guardian and when the person has been provided | | with an accommodation in accordance with subsection 8. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§8 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 8.__Accommodation for conflict with sincerely held religious | | beliefs or practices.__A student must be provided with an | | accommodation under rules established by the commissioner for | | a course required by a public day school when the course | | content conflicts with the sincerely held religious beliefs | | and practices of the student or the student's parent or | | guardian.__The following conditions apply for persons seeking | | an accommodation under this section. |
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| | | A.__The student or the student's parent or guardian who | | wishes to obtain an accommodation under this subsection | | shall submit a completed application for an accommodation | | simultaneously to the local board and to the commissioner.__ | | The application must indicate: |
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| | | (1)__That a conflict exists with course content and | | the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of | | the student or the student's parent or guardian; and |
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| | | (2)__That the parent or guardian provides permission for the | | student to leave school for the purpose of |
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